The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-12
'sTHE GARDEN SPOT"
THE leland ALSO HAS \ BOOM.
Her Steady and Desirable Increase In Popu.
lat,on-Unprsesdeuted Activity In Build. :
ing-Fine Residences Going Up BY.
the Dolen-whht IL Needed.


ing-Fine Residences Going Up BY.
the Dolen-whnt is Needed.
There are hundreds Of people in Wheel.
Ing who received their first intimation Of
the proportions Of the Eighth ward boom
from yesterdays 1STELIloEScER., =, There
were many expresaions Of surprise about
town yesterday, and some inquiries for
real estate In the South Fad. One gentle.
man said he went after some lots there re.
Gently on speculation, recognizing that the
section was on the eve Of boom, but he
found tho boom already on, and real estate
holders realized the value Of their prop.
erty and proposed to do their own specu.
latins. y
This morning doubtless as many people
will be astonished to learn that the boom
described as having firm held on thu
Eighth ward extends with equal activity
over tho Seventh ward, that anomalous
section OF the Nail City which presents al
once all the charm and attrsctiyeness Of q
country village and all the facilities and
advantages Of well equipped city. We'll
called the "Garden Spot" the Island Ii
not surpassed for purity Of air, quiet and
homelike peace and comfort by any OF the
popular rural resorts in this part OF the
country. Az q gentleman put It yester.
day, the Seventh ward Is one big board
Ing .house. Protected by nature from the
SCOT and CRIME and racket OF manuiacto
rice, 1t Is yet 10 situated as to furnish
homes Tor hundreds OF those connected
with tho great manufacturing and com,
lnercial establishments which line the
main land on both aides Of the river.
TIE ISLANDS GROWTH.
The census gave to the Seventh ward
in 1880 population Of 2,SlD. 1t Ia safe
Ito Say that It now has over 5000, and this
in spite OF the drawback Of tho big food
OF 'S4, which proved what has alwaya
been maintained by islanders shat hall
the town will be submerged when all the
Island is under water. People did no,
reason 80, however. Renters who wouI!
never think Of Directing to houses on
Main street between Twelfth and the
creek on account Of liability to flood, made
this objection as to the Island with nc
better rcaaon. This has now been over.
come, however, and there are more PEG.
pie on the Island to-day by several hun,
dred than OF any former time.
In the paat year fine new residences have
gone up to the number OF perhaps score
Sn,yorat othnra IN -
now, and more will be built this season
than ever. Among those who have recent.
| ly built new residences, generally for Their
own use, are.D. +. Zane, u fine frame house
on South Front; Squire W. Ii. Caldwell,
s two.stery modern brick Just below
George Lutz, house OF similar character
adjoining; K. F. Pogue and Alex Forgey,
nice frames on the opposite side OF the
street; Mr.. johnson on Vermont street,
the new street in the Zane addition. Fred
Schwestieser put up two houses on South
Front and he and County Clerk Hook two
on South Penn, IS an Investment. Mr..
Tunt, the cigar manufacturer, has Just oc.
cupied new house on South Front.
PROSPECTIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
Professor Stevenson is just completing
two neat houaes on the corner OF South
Front and Ohio. Colonel Robert Camp.
bel! is erecting an artistic double frame on
Virginia street. One side has been sold
to David Baird, and it is understood the
other is also disposed OF. Clarence Laird
ia about to build opposite Squire CaId-
vol, and Lawrence sand will build on
The lots north OF Mr.. Forgey. II. B. Nc
Gregor will also build, and James Cum
mins and +. D. Parke may build this sea-
son. John T,imble also corte1upisteg
erecting nice rcsidence.
A syndicate has been formed by Messrs,
NJ. T. Frame, Fred Schwertieger, Henry
Jones and Mr.. Etzer 10 put up Il row OF
neat tenements on Vermont street. There
are number OF other building projects
not yet definitely formed which are ex.
pected TO be carried outin the near future,
and yet the Island has enough vacant
ground between tina natural gas regulator
on the north point and the State Fair
Ground gates to furnish houses for more
than twice her present population without
oveIcrowdlug. There are largo tracts OF
land to DO purchased ct reasonable p.ices
in los suitable for residences, ut the
north end and tho south end, and when
the old lair grounds arc thrown upon the
market there will be large block OF the
most desirable .unoceupied lots in the
city.
The Island has a population which
would people many much doomed togn,
and she has homes for thousands more.
WHAT IT NEEDS,
There ia one thing which the Island
greatly ,.eedB, and which there is a good
prospect OF her obtaining with the proper
eilort-nsmely, direct connection with the
communities which line the Ohio
shore. With bridge TO .i::navitie, for
foot pseaengers il not for vehicles, the
north end Of the Island wonld at onpe be.
come the Mecca OF the toilers in the iron
mills there aad the glrss house below.
Even now many Of them live on the
Island, and more would do 90 could more
accessible houses be rented. The vacant
ground is right ut hand, and the Wheel
ing l. Belmont Bridge Company has for
come time contemplated erecting the
bridge. 4 little influence brought to bear
would doubtless bring this about and
cat:Ro sudden jump Of Thousand at least
in the dweieiB on the Garden Spot. Even
as il IL, Uhe ia forging ahead, and the time
will come when the territory nov forming
the Seventh ward will have 10 be divided